541A.2 Individual development accounts. A financial instrument known as an individual development account is established. An individual development account shall have all of the following characteristics: 1. a. To be eligible to open an account, a prospective account holder must have a household income that is equal to or less than two hundred percent of the federal povertylevel. b. The account shall be kept in the name of an individual account holder.2. Deposits made to an individual development account shall be made in any of the following manners and are subject to the indicated conditions: a. Deposits made by the account holder.b. Deposits of individual development account moneys which are transferred from another individual account holder. c. A deposit made on behalf of the account holder by an individual or a charitable contributor. This type of deposit may include but is not limited to moneys to match theaccount holder’s deposits. 3. The account earns income.4. During a calendar year, with the approval of the operating organization, an account holder may make withdrawals from the account holder’s account for any of the followingauthorized purposes: a. me.4. During a calendar year, with the approval of the operating organization, an account holder may make withdrawals from the account holder’s account for any of the followingauthorized purposes: a. Educational costs at an accredited institution of higher education.b. Training costs for an accredited or licensed training program.c. Purchase of a primary residence.d. Capitalization of a small business start-up.e. An improvement to a primary residence which increases the tax basis of the property.f. Emergency medical costs for the account holder or for a member of the account holder’s family. However, a withdrawal for this purpose is limited to once during the life of the accountand the amount of the withdrawal shall not exceed ten percent of the account balance at thetime of the withdrawal. g. A purpose authorized in accordance with rule for a refugee individual development account. h. Purchase of an automobile.i. Purchase of assistive technology, home or vehicle modification, or other device or physical improvement to assist an account holder or family member with a disability. j. Other purpose authorized in accordance with rule that is intended to move the account holder or a her device or physical improvement to assist an account holder or family member with a disability. j. Other purpose authorized in accordance with rule that is intended to move the account holder or a family member toward a higher degree of self-sufficiency. 5. An adult account holder may transfer all or part of the assets in the account to any other account holder’s account. An account holder who is less than eighteen years of age isprohibited from transferring account assets to any other account holder. 6. An individual development account closed in accordance with this subsection is not subject to the limitations and benefits provided by this chapter but is subject to state tax inaccordance with the provisions of section 422.7, subsection 17, and section 450.4, subsection6. An individual development account may be closed for any of the following reasons: a. The account’s operating organization determines that the account holder has withdrawn moneys from the account for a purpose other than authorized under subsection 4. b. The account’s operating organization determines there has been no activity in the account during the preceding twelve months. c. the account for a purpose other than authorized under subsection 4. b. The account’s operating organization determines there has been no activity in the account during the preceding twelve months. c. The account holder changes the account holder’s place of primary residence to a new location outside the general geographic area served by the operating organization and anoperating organization is not available in the new location. d. The account’s operating organization withdraws from involvement with the individual development account project and another operating organization is not available to operatethe account. 7. Subject to obtaining any necessary federal waivers, the department shall not consider moneys in an individual development account and any earnings on the moneys indetermining the eligibility or need of an individual for benefits or assistance or the amount Sat Dec 23 01:44:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 541A.2 (21, 1) §541A.2, INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT ACCOUNTS 2 of benefits or assistance under the family investment program under chapter 239B, thepromoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities andbasic skills program, or any other enefits or assistance under the family investment program under chapter 239B, thepromoting independence and self-sufficiency through employment job opportunities andbasic skills program, or any other program administered by the department. 8. In the event of an account holder’s death, the account may be transferred to the ownership of a contingent beneficiary or to the individual development account of anotheraccount holder. An account holder shall name contingent beneficiaries or transferees at thetime the account is established and a named beneficiary or transferee may be changed atthe discretion of the account holder. 9. The total amount of sources of principal which may be in an individual development account shall be limited to thirty thousand dollars. 93 Acts, ch 97, §17; 96 Acts, ch 1106, §9, 10; 97 Acts, ch 41, §32; 2006 Acts, ch 1016, §3, 4, 8; 2008 Acts, ch 1178, §11, 12, 17; 2009 Acts, ch 70, §1, 2, 5; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1225 Referred to in §541A.1Subsection 7 amended Sat Dec 23 01:44:20 2023 Iowa Code 2024, Section 541A.2 (21, 1)
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